The life of O’Reilly: an Irish memoir with a difference

Séamas O’Reilly’s memoir of growing up in rural Derry, Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?, is the laugh-out-loud literary hit of the year, much to the surprise of its creator

Séamas O’Reilly, author of Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: ‘I’m delighted that my brothers and sisters have all enjoyed the book. Or, at least, they’re not telling me if they didn’t.’ Picture: Daniel Lynch